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Transfer of Energy

TermDefinition
Electrical Energy Energy that comes from the movement of charged particles. It is a type of energy of motion because it involves the motion of particles.
Thermal Energy Is the internal energy of an object due to the energy of motion of its particles. The faster the particles move, the warmer a substance gets.
Sound Energy A type of energy produced by vibrations of a material.
Vibration The back and forth motion that produces sound. All sounds begin with vibration.
Sound Wave A wave that transfers energy through a material and spreads outwards in all directions from a vibration. A Sound Wave is made of series of compressions and rarefractions. Regions of air that have many particles are called compressions. Region of air that
Longitudinal Waves Sound Waves vibrate the medium in the same direction that energy moves, sound moves Longitudinal Waves.
Light Energy A type of energy that consists of particles. Light travels as tiny particles of energy, it can travel with or without a medium. Nothing travels faster than light in a vacuum.
Electric Current The flow of electricity through a conductor.
Conductor A material through which energy flows easily.
Insulator A material that slows or stops the flow of energy, such as electricity or sound.
Circuit A path through which electric current can flow.
Heat Movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.
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